by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 20, 2019 | False Claims Act
The DOJ on May 7, 2019 issued new policy via the DOJ Manual pertaining to how it will award credit to defendants who cooperate during a False Claims Act (“FCA”) investigation. The new guidance stresses that credit that will be provided when entities or individuals...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 13, 2019 | Offers/Protests
In a lowest-priced, technically acceptable acquisition by the Department of State using commercial item and simplified acquisition procedures for four rental vehicles, two vendors submitted technically acceptable quotations at the same price. The Request for...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 6, 2019 | Offers/Protests
Readers of this blog are aware that in a procurement using sealed bidding, award must be made to the responsible bidder who submits the lowest responsive bid, unless there is a compelling reason to reject all bids and cancel the Invitation for Bids (“IFB”). Federal...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 23, 2019 | Formation-General
A Military Interdepartmental Purchasing Request, or MIPR, is an internal funding document by which one military department or Department of Defense (“DOD”) agency requests another military department or DOD agency to purchase material or services for the requesting...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 16, 2019 | Offers/Protests
Frequently, when an agency procurement has been protested at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), the agency can decide to take corrective action, and simply communicate its intention to the GAO, who will then dismiss the protest. In an unusual protest, where...
